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pen·nant

(pĕn′ənt)

1. Nautical A long, tapering, usually triangular flag, used on ships for signaling or identification.

2. A flag or an emblem similar in shape to a ship's pennant.

3. Sports

a. A flag that symbolizes the championship of a league, especially a professional baseball league.

b. The championship symbolized by such a flag.

[Blend of pendant and pennon.]

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pennant

(ˈpɛnənt)

1. (Nautical Terms) a type of pennon, esp one flown from vessels as identification or for signalling

2. (General Sporting Terms) chiefly

a. a flag serving as an emblem of championship in certain sports

b. (as modifier): pennant cricket.

3. (Nautical Terms) nautical another word for pendant⁵

4. (Economics) same as flag¹¹⁰

[C17: probably a blend of pendant and pennon]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

pen•nant

(ˈpɛn ənt)

n.

1. a long, tapering flag or burgee.

2. a flag serving as an emblem of victory or championship, esp. in baseball.

3. pendant (def. 6).

[1605–15;b. pennon and pendant]

pennant

- A blend of pendant and pennon, a banner or flag.

pennant

noun flag, jack, banner, ensign, streamer, burgee (Nautical), pennon, banderole The second car was flying the Ghanaian pennant.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

pennant

noun

Fabric used especially as a symbol:

banderole, banner, banneret, color (used in plural), ensign, flag, jack, oriflamme, pennon, standard, streamer.

Translations

راية مُستَطيلَه على السُّفُن

praporekvlaječka

vimpel

Wimpel

fanion flamme

zászlócska

veifa, fáni

vėliavėlėvimpelas

vimpelis

vimpel

plamenec

flâma

三角旗

pennant

[ˈpenənt] N → banderín m (Naut) → gallardete m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

pennant

[ˈpɛnənt] n → flamme f, banderole f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

pennant

n → Wimpel m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

pennant

[ˈpɛnənt] n → bandierina

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

pennant

(ˈpenənt) (also pennon (ˈpenən) ) noun

a small flag, usually in the shape of a long narrow triangle. The boy had fastened a brightly-coloured pennant to the front of his bike.

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--Giving a party to the last arrived harpooneers, I dare say, gay as a frigate's pennant, and so am I--fa, la!

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Forthwith, Tepus bowed low, and set up ten targets, each bearing the pennant of a different company, while the herald stood forth again and proclaimed the rules and prizes.

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But I can declare she is a man-of-war, for a long pennant flutters from her main mast."

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Pennant has engraved a view of the famous Dun-Dornadilla in Glenelg; and there are many others, all of them built after a peculiar mode of architecture, which argues a people in the most primitive state of society.

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The pennant hung motionless from the maintop-gallant- mast truck.

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"Captain," says Alan, "if ye see a pennant, it shall be your part to run away.

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Granet drew what looked to be a large pocket-handkerchief from the inner pocket of his coat, pulled down their pennant with nimble fingers, tied on another and hauled it up.

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From the gaff of one, two gay flags hung limply, one a checkerboard of blue and white squares, the other a white pennant centred with a red disc.

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I'd hook the tackle on to the reef- pennant, and then let down -"

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I suppose that we shall have a woman hoisting her pennant on the flagship presently, and taking command of the Channel Squadron."

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In his hand the Knight held a great spear, from the point of which fluttered a blood-red pennant as broad as the palm of one's hand.

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When I looked I saw a pennant fluttering from the peak of the forward lateen yard--a red, white, and blue pen-nant, with a single great white star in a field of blue.

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Noun	1.	pennant - the award given to the champion crown accolade, honor, laurels, honour, award - a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an award for bravery"
	2.	pennant - a flag longer than it is wide (and often tapering) signal flag, flag - a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device
	3.	pennant - a long flag; often tapering pennon, waft, streamer flag - emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design pennoncel, pennoncelle, penoncel - a small pennant borne on a lance